WEBVTT SOLEDAD: FINALLY, GERRYMANDERING IS NOT A GAME, UNLESS, OF COURSE, IT IS A GAME. THREE SIBLINGS FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, HAVE CREATED A NEW BOARD GAME CALLED MAPMAKER TO TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONFUSING AND OFTEN CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE OF REDISTRICTING. EXCITING. IN THE GAME, YOU START BY PICKING A PARTY, AN ELEPHANT, DONKEY, PORCUPINE, OR LEAF FUN FACT, THE PORCUPINE IS THE SYMBOL OF THE LIBERTARIAN PART EACH PLAYER STARTS OUT WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTERS SPRE ACROSS THE BOARD. THEN PLAYERS TAKE TURNS DRAWING DISTRICT LINES AND THE PARTY OR PLAYER WHO ENDS UP WITH THE MOST DISTRICTS WINS JOSH, LOUIS, AND REBECCA LAFAIR SAID GROWING UP IN ONE OF MO GERRYMANDERED DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, WHICH STRETCHES FROM AUSTIN TO NORTH HOUSTON, INSPIRED THEM TO CREATE THE GAME. THEY LAUNCHED A KICKSTARTER HOPING TO RAISE $15,000, BUT PULLED IN MORE THAN $46,00 THEY GOT A BOOST FROM ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WHO TWEETED "WHAT A FANTASTIC, FUN WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT GERRYMANDER

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Updated: 11:27 AM PDT Jul 23, 2018

Gerrymandering isn’t a game, except when it’s a board game. Josh, Louis and Rebecca Lafair grew up in Austin, Texas, in one of the most gerrymandered districts in the state, District 10, which they say inspired them to create Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game. See how they’ve combined their love of board games with a mission to tackle unfair redistricting.

Gerrymandering isn’t a game, except when it’s a board game. Josh, Louis and Rebecca Lafair grew up in Austin, Texas, in one of the most gerrymandered districts in the state, District 10, which they say inspired them to create Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game. See how they’ve combined their love of board games with a mission to tackle unfair redistricting.